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New York Fed finds consumers more worried about job market in August
Americans expect higher unemployment and job-loss risk, New York Fed survey showsFed expected to cut rates next week amid job market challengesSurvey finds consumers' inflation expectations stable in AugustBy Michael S. Derby Sept 8 (Reuters) - Americans grew notably less sanguine about the j...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
TREASURIES-Benchmark US yield slips further, CPI and slowdown scenario in focus
By Alden Bentley NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields fell in subdued trade on Monday after Friday's bleak employment report boosted bonds and all but locked in at least a quarter point easing next week, though traders awaited further confirmation from midweek inflation reports. ...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
Russian business expects an economic slowdown, RBK says
MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A survey of Russian businesses showed that 57% expect a slowdown in the economy while 28% expect a recovery, the RBK media group said on Monday.RBK said 15% of businesses were unable to say what they expected. It said that 90% of companies had been forced to find new partn...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
Trump's calls to dismiss Fed governors undermine independence, Citadel CEO writes in WSJ op-ed
Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of the Federal Reserve risk undermining its independence, which could boost inflation and increase borrowing costs for the government, Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin and Chicago Booth Business School professor Anil Kashyap wrote in a Wall S...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
Australia Forex Today: Australian Dollar extends gains ahead of Consumer Confidence
The Australian Dollar (AUD) starts the week on a positive note against the US Dollar (USD), with AUD/USD trading around 0.6590, up approximately 0.5% over the session, following upbeat Chinese trade data and a weakening of the Greenback due to softer employment indicators and rising expectations of
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Mon, Sep 8
Wall St ramps up September rate-cut bets after soft jobs report
September 8(Reuters) - Standard Chartered has doubled its prediction for an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve to 50 basis points at the central bank's policy meeting this month, following a soft August jobs report.Traders are now pricing in a 92.7% chance of a 25 bps cut at the Feder...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
German exports unexpectedly fall, investor morale plunges
Sept 8 (Reuters) - German exports unexpectedly fell in July on a sharp decline in U.S. demand due to Washington's tariffs on European imports, official data showed on Monday, while a survey indicated that investor morale has plunged this month.Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
Brazil economists see 2025 GDP growing 2.16% - cenbank poll
Sept 8 (Reuters) - BRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE ANNUAL IPCA INFLATION INDEX REACHING 4.85% IN 2025 VERSUS 4.85% IN PREVIOUS ESTIMATE - CENBANK POLLBRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE ANNUAL IPCA INFLATION INDEX REACHING 4.30% IN 2026 VERSUS 4.31% IN PREVIOUS ESTIMATE - CENBANK POLLBRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE YEAR-END 2025 INT...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
USD soft but steady after payrolls – Scotiabank
The USD slumped in response to the weak US NFP data Friday and it retains a soft undertone today. The 22k gain in August jobs was well below expectations and downward revisions to the prior data left the 3 month average job gain at 29k.Fxstreet
Mon, Sep 8
Japan Q2 GDP Gets a Boost from Consumer Spending; Political Uncertainty Clouds Outlook
TradingKey - On Monday, September 8, Japan's Cabinet Office announced an upward revision of the country's second-quarter GDP, driven by increases in private consumption and savings. The GDP growth rate was adjusted from 0.3% to 0.5% quarter-on-quarter, equating to an annualized rate revised from 1.0TradingKey
Mon, Sep 8
US inflation figures coming next – Commerzbank
Friday's US labor market report finally dispelled any remaining doubts about whether the Fed would cut interest rates soon, briefly pushing EUR/USD above the 1.1750 mark. Only one of the 80 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an even worse figure.Fxstreet
Mon, Sep 8
China's EV and hybrid sales growth at slowest in 18 months
Overall car sales slowest in seven monthsSlower growth expected in fourth quarter, association says BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - China's August sales of electric vehicles and hybrids grew at the slowest pace in one and a half years as the government continues efforts to halt punishing price wa...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
China's August exports to Russia post biggest fall in six months
BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - China's yuan-denominated exports to Russia in August saw their biggest drop since February, while imports fell by double digits in percentage terms after climbing in July, Chinese customs data showed on Monday.Outbound shipments to Russia contracted 16.4% in yuan term...Reuters
Mon, Sep 8
